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Conservationist organisation Environment Victoria finds closing state’s coal-fired power plants will still leave substantial ‘emissions gap’
Gas use needs to be cut to achieve the Andrews government’s target to reduce emissions by at least 75% by 2035, with analysis from Environment Victoria finding the closure of coal-fired power plants won’t be enough to meet the goal.
The non-for-profit’s report, being released on Tuesday, found closing the state’s coal-fired power plants and reaching 95% renewable energy by 2035 will still leave a substantial “emissions gap” of 18-24m tonnes of carbon pollution that will need to be met by other sectors – predominately gas.
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